An Riocht / Kingdom YC Notes                                                     

Weekly programme of activities:

Tuesday 23^rd: 6pm U10 & U12 Camogie at Dunavil. U14 Camogie An Riocht v Atticall. U16 Football Shamrocks v An Riocht. U14 football 7pm in the town. Reserve Football 8pm in the town.

Wednesday 24^th: 6:30pm U12 Football in the town. 8pm Adult Football in the town. Junior Camogie An Riocht v Ballela. U18 Football An Riocht v Kilcoo. Thirds Football Mayobridge v An Riocht. No Youth Club tonight. Youth Club Meeting at 7pm regarding ‘Summer Scheme’. Youth Club Senior Members meeting, funding has come though for the ‘Safe Driving Project’ – free lessons, theory & practical assistance etc. Its important all those interested attend.

Thursday 25^th: 5:30pm U14 Camogie at Dunavil. 6:30pm U8 & U10 Football. U14 Football An Riocht v Annaclone. 8pm U16 Football in the town.  

Friday 26^th: 7:30pm Senior Football at Dunavil An Riocht v Kilclief.

Saturday 27^th: U12 Camogie An Riocht v Clonduff. 3pm U18 Football.

Sunday 28^th: Bingo at 8pm. Free bus.

Monday 29^th: 6pm U16 Camogie. Junior Camogie Newry v An Riocht. 7pm U10 Football Glasdrumman v An Riocht. 7:30pm Seconds Football An Riocht v Mayobridge. 8pm Senior Football in the town.

Tuesday 30^th: 6pm U10 & U12 Camogie at Dunavil. U14 Camogie Longstone v An Riocht. U16 Football Ballyholland v An Riocht. U14 football at 7pm in the town. Reserve Football at 8pm in the town.

Wednesday 31^st: U18 Camogie Longstone v An Riocht. 7:30pm U18 Football Rostrevor v An Riocht. 6:30pm U12 Football in the town. 8pm Senior Football in the town.

Thursday 1^st June: 5:30pm U14 Camogie at Dunavil. 6:30pm U8 & U10 Football at Dunavil. 8pm U16 Football in the town.  7:30pm U14 Football Mitchels v An Riocht.

Friday 2^nd: Senior Football 7:30pm An Riocht v Warrenpoint.

Saturday 3^rd: Kingdom Sponsored Sportathon. Cards available from the Club. Prizes for best individual and team returns.

 

Football

Senior Football v Ballyholland

Playing in Ballyholland who were unlucky to go down last season many saw this as the first real test of progress this term and on a miserable wet night the team came through with flying colours.

We started sharp racing into a three nil lead and denied a goal by some last ditch defending. From the throw-in James Colgan fisted the ball some twenty yards and Richard Annett collected to shoot a point. John Clarke converted a free and from a Jim Clarke solo Annett added another. In between time John Clarke was denied a goal after a strong run through the home defence by a diving block from Paddy Mc Anulty.

Ballyholland settled and Ronan Murtagh drew them level with two scores from play and a free and then in the tenth minute Shane Mulholland slotted a fifty to put Harps ahead. A Martin Clarke free briefly levelled before Murtaghs fourth edged Ballyholland back in front. Then in the eighteenth minute Liam Mc Veigh darted in to break up a home attack and carried the ball forward, three lightening quick passes later it was in the Harps net, Richard Annett providing the final touch. Robbie Quinn replied but Martin Clarke from play and a free put a goal between the teams. Murtagh and County colleague Paul Murphy pulled back those two points to leave the minimum in it with Brendan Mc Veigh saving well from attacking half back Paddy Mc Anulty. Half time Ballyholland 0:8 An Riocht 1:6.

On the restart Paddy Cole on the turn and James Colgan on a surge from centre field opened the gap again with Shane Mulholland replying from a free. Two from John Clarke were met by points apiece from Paul Murphy and Ronan Murtagh (f) as the second half seemed to be following a similar trend to the first. Then in the forty third minute John Clarke lobbed high into the square and under pressure from Michael Harper the ball ended up in the net, a goal born of the wet slippery conditions. Paddy Coles switch to the half forwards for the final quarter hour added another dimension to our play and Ballyholland were torn asunder by the dominance of our midfield and the movement of the three quarter line. Eight points in a row were scored as the home side were left chasing shadows. Cole soloed in for the first, John Clarke swung over the second from distance and then Ciaran Walsh and Martin Clarke combined for another Cole point. Walsh placed Annett for the next one and then Cole picked up a loose ball in his own half and skipped through tackles before firing over a great point. Walsh and Martin Clarke added the next couple and Colgan stormed through from midfield to make it 2:18 to 0:11. Two late strikes were of mere consolation value for the home side. Team: B Mc Veigh J Mc Veigh A Flanagan Jim Clarke D O’Reilly L Mc Veigh L Fitzpatrick P Murney J Colgan 0:2 J Cunningham M Clarke 0:4 John Clarke 0:4 P Cole 0:4 M Harper 1:0 R Annett 1:3. Subs C Walsh 0:1 B Sloan S Flanagan. Ballyholland: R Murtagh 0:7 P Murphy 0:3 S Mulholland 0:2 R Quinn 0:1.

Seconds Football v Liatroim

The Seconds footballers came away from that most difficult of venues, Liatroim, with a draw, 1:8 to 2:5. An early goal from a quickly taken free got the home side off to a dream start but a trio of frees from the left wing from James Cunningham soon had us level and Fergal Doyle put us in front off a good pass by Brian Sloan. Liatroim hit back with two points but our defence was coping well especially Redmond Cunningham who cut off a lot of ball and Aidan O’Hanlon and Michael Trainor also. Five minutes from half time Brian Sloan and Ciaran Walsh combined to create the opening for James Cunningham to goal. Sean Clarke added a point and we led at the break by 1:5 to 1:2.

Scores were hard come by in the difficult wet conditions but we were able to hold our goal advantage despite missing some good chances. Stephen Flanagan pointed a fifty and James Cunningham pointed from play and from a penalty as we led 1:8 to 1:5 going into added time. Gavin Finnegan made two good saves as Liatroim threatened a goal and it arrived after sustained pressure in the sixty second minute. There was still time for one last attack but Fergal Doyles shot came back off the post and the match was over. Team G Finnegan M Clarke M Rodgers A O’Hanlon M Trainor C Flanagan P Sherry B Sloan S Flanagan 0:1 J Cunningham 1:5 K Flanagan F Doyle 0:1 S Clarke 0:1 C Walsh R Cunningham. Sub G Small.

Seconds Football v Downpatrick

This one was rained off.

Thirds Football v Mayobridge

This was off to suit the ‘Bridge and will be replayed on tonight, Wednesday.

U18 Football v Kilcoo

This too was rained off and is refixed for tonight (Wednesday) at Dunavil.

U16 Football v Saval

We won this by 6:14 to 1:11 and it was really our ability to create goal chances which separated the teams after a fairly evenly contested affair.  Wayne Bowater set the trend when he netted from a free in the opening minute. Saval came back well to trail 1:3 to 0:5 only to be rocked as Diarmuid Flanagan goaled twice in a minute midway through the half. Shane Sloan and Ethan Burns both did well to deny Saval any goals and Stephen Corr made a particularly memorable high catch from a fifty. Just before the break Shane White broke forward from midfield to score a cracking fourth goal and at half time we led 4:8 to 0:6.

Conor Cole took a brilliant goal on the restart and though Saval grabbed their own goal shortly afterwards, Diarmuid Flanagan completed his hat trick after good play from Conor Cole. Michael Spiers was unlucky not to goal when he cut through the Saval defence but was fouled as about to shoot and the resultant penalty flew over the bar. This victory was built around a high flying performance by Wayne Bowater at midfield. Team: E Burns D Bowater S Corr D White P Allen M Clarke S Sloan W Bowater 1:5 S White 1:1 P Gartland 0:1 M Mc Kay R Cunningham 0:1 M Spiers 0:2 C Cole 1:1 D Flanagan 3:3.

U14 Football v Atticall

No luck for the U14 footballers as the wet conditions forced another postponement.

U12 Football v Warrenpoint

The fourth in the series of Go Games took place in Warrenpoint on Sunday morning.

Summer Football Tournaments will take place as follows U10 for Jim Mulholland Cup & Shield on 8^th July, U12 for Brian O’Hare Cup & Shield on 1^st July, U14 for Paul Farrell Cup & Shield on 24^th June. The next Football committee meeting is on Monday 22^nd May.

Mourne U10 League fixtures have been released. On Monday 5^th June home to Longstone; Monday 12^th June away to Ballymartin; Monday 26^th June away to Atticall; Monday 3^rd July home to Glasdrumman; Monday 10^th July away to Longstone; Monday 17^th July home to Ballymartin.

 

Camogie

U12 Camogie v Bryansford

No date has been agreed for this match.

U14 Camogie v Clonduff

The U14 Camogs lost by the minimum in Clonduff, 3:2 to 3:1. Cheryl Flood played really well for us and the scores came from Noelle Fearon 2:0, Ella Colgan 1:0, and Colleen Fearon 0:1. Team C Mc Laughlin C Campbell C Killen SJ Harper S Harper C Fearon C Flood S Sloan L McAlinden O McAlinden S Reilly N Kelly L Gaffney N Fearon E Colgan.

Down Camogie

Well done to the girls with the Down Minors who have reached the Ulster Final. Joanna, Lisa, Emma Jayne, Niamh, Marie, Laura and Suzanne. They beat Antrim last Saturday.

Camogie Details

U12/U10 practice is on Tuesdays from 6pm. John Crossey continues to help and this is much appreciated. U14 practice takes place at Dunavil on Thursday from 5:30pm. U16 practice is on Mondays at Dunavil from 6pm. All membership should be paid by now. Sticks and helmets are available from the Club at reduced prices only until the stock is gone. Everyone playing Camogie needs to have their own helmet and stick. You cannot take part in practice or games without both a stick and a helmet. Only sticks broken at Club practice or Club game will be replaced.

Summer Camogie Tournaments take place on 10^th June at U12 & U14 for the Patsy Conkey Cup & on 17^th June at U16 for the Sharon Morgan Cup, all at Dunavil.

 

Summer Coaching Camp

There will be a VHI GAA Cul Camp at An Riocht from 10am to 2:30pm on Monday 17^th to Friday 21^st July at a cost of £35 per child aged 7 to 13 years. Camogie, football and hurling will be coached and each participant will receive a full set of playing gear (jersey, shorts & socks) and a knapsack. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come basis. Application forms are available at the Club and should be returned to the Down GAA Board as soon as possible. Places are filling up quick.

 

Golf Classic

Keep Friday 9^th June free for the second annual Kingdom Golf Classic at Kilkeel Golf Club. Team entries, ‘Tee’ or ‘Green’ sponsors, further details etc. should all be made through co-ordinator Joe Baldwin on 07752852867. Once again Pat Rodgers Ltd. are the main sponsors.